Alisha Newton's student profile

Alisha Newton

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Parkwood High School Class of 2013

Waxhaw, NC

www.zinch.com/alisha-newton

Writer.
I like long bike rides, the smell of tea tree oil, and the color green.

Extracurricular

Writer/Design Panel Member
Yearbook Production 2011 to Now
I instruct and guide middle- and high- schoolers in reporting, writing, and layout design.

Service Project Planner
Youth Service Team 2011 to Now
I work with a team of 8 students to coordinate and plan service projects for youth group, such as World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine. I also take attendance and greet newcomers.

1 recommendation

Mike Burtnett,
(supervisor)

Co-Leader
Bible Study 2010 to 2010
I mentored middle-school-aged girls and prepared and co-led weekly meetings.

Blogger at Unusual Passions
Blogging and Reviewing 2010 to Now
I write for a personal blog on Wordpress.com (http://alishanewton.wordpress.com/). I have reviewed products and restaurants including Bora Bora Organic Foods and Newman’s Own Organics.

Bracelet-Maker and Seller
Bracelets4Education 2011 to Now
I make and sell friendship bracelets as part of my non-profit initiative to support Cuatro Christian School in Manila, Philippines.

1 recommendation

JJ Getz,
Coach/Mentor to Founder
(coach)

Team Member
Teen Missions Trip to China 2010 to 2010
I fundraised over $5,000 to go to China with Teen Missions International. In China, working with Evergreen Ministries, our team of 20 students spent 7 weeks constructing a pergola, picnic tables, benches, and a small fish pond. I also taught English to Chinese students at a week-long camp.

1 recommendation

Greg Cole,
I was the team's contact in China, whose camp they renovated.
(supervisor)

Team Member
Teen Missions Trip to France 2008 to 2008
I raised over $5,000 to go to France. In France, we spent 6 weeks restoring and repainting over 100 chateâu shutters.

Experience

Graphic Designer
JAARS, Inc. (Design)
2011 to 2011
I collaborated with customers and coworkers to create posters, booklets, and inserts. I gained experience with Adobe InDesign CS5 (layout design software).

1 recommendation

Jenny Burtnett,
Graphic Designer
(supervisor)

Education

High School

Parkwood High School, Monroe, NC
2009 to 2013

Honors & Awards

Parkwood High Academic Excellence Award, 2010
Parkwood High Positive Attitude Concerning Education (PACE) Award, 2010
Parkwood High Science Dept. Award, 2011
NC Governor's School nomination, 2011

Specialties & Skills

Proficient with Adobe InDesign, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint)
Experienced with photography, filming, and graphic design

*Achievements in English:
Earned a credit for peer tutoring English III
Nominated for English to NC Governor's School
Maintained a 100 average in AP English Language
Published in Teen Ink literary magazine
Poetry Slam finalist at Parkwood High
Earned a perfect score on the writing section of the SAT

Info

Basic

Last Update:
May 8, 2012
Gender:
Female
Birthday:
March 20

Background

Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White
Citizenship:
US Citizen
Fluent Language:
English
Hometown:
Waxhaw, North Carolina

Interests

Badminton
Education
Religion
Biking
Humanities
Journalism & Communication
Church
Cross Country
Psychology
Graphic Design
Environment
Photography
Film
Fitness
NHS - National Honor Society
Poetry
Swimming & Diving
Yearbook
Yoga

Favorites

Movies:
Tron Legacy
Seven Pounds
The Ultimate Gift
Passion of the Christ
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Amazing Grace
Gone with the Wind
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Botany of Desire
GATTACA
Pride & Prejudice (BBC)
A Beautiful Mind
Bourne Identity
Twelve Angry Men
TV Shows:
NUMB3RS
Monk
LOST
Music:
Jars of Clay
The Afters
Josh Garrels
Campaign
Switchfoot
The Hawk in Paris
Mumford & Sons
The Piano Guys
Websites:
Facebook
Wordpress
friendship-bracelets.net
Netflix
Flickr
BibleGateway
Twitter
MapMyRun
Goodreads
Quotes:
"My extensive lexicon is the direct result of my voracious reading, although it has led to my amusing...tendency to mispronounce words that I have only ever encountered before in writing and never actually heard."

"Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is."
William James, psychologist and philosopher

"You will never find the time for things. If you want time, you must make it."
Charles Buxton, English writer

"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the USA

"Words—so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them."
Nathaniel Hawthorne, novelist
Books:
The Land by Mildred Taylor
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery
Truefaced by Bill Thrall
Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Anu Garg
Agatha Christie

Recommendations

Youth Service Team , Service Project Planner

"I am Alisha's youth pastor, and have the great blessing of leading and serving alongside Alisha. She is a team member of our ministry's ACTS team, which serves fellow students during our weekly youth ministry meetings and which also helps me plan service projects. Alisha does a wonderful job implementing the tasks I give her, and she also has creativity in coming up with new ideas. She is familiar with graphic design, and has used those skills to help our ministry. It is an absolute joy to work with her!"

February 23, 2012

Mike Burtnett,

(supervisor)

Youth Service Team

Bracelets4Education, Bracelet-Maker and Seller

"I first encountered Alisha at my church and became aware of her passion to unite her bracelet-making skills with making a difference in the lives of children in the Philippines. I have never met a teenager with so much drive and determination to bring her dreams to reality. I really believe that Alisha could walk into any situation today and be more capable of thriving than most adults I know. She is one of my favorite people and changes lives through her work."

February 22, 2012

JJ Getz,

Coach/Mentor to Founder,

(coach)

Bracelets4Education

Teen Missions Trip to China, Team Member

"Alisha not only gave 100% in painting, building, and all other physical labor, but also excelled as a teacher, connecting well with her students. She modeled Christ-like love to teammates and Chinese students alike, and was able to communicate across cultural and linguistic barriers. I would take Alisha back to work at the camp long-term in a heartbeat. She would be a tremendous asset to any group, organization, or school."

February 22, 2012

Greg Cole,

I was the team's contact in China, whose camp they renovated.,

(supervisor)

Teen Missions Trip to China

JAARS, Inc., Graphic Designer

"Alisha was a tremendous asset to our department when she volunteered her time to work on several design projects during the summer of 2011. She was dependable, hard working and self-motivated. She willingly accepted direction and surprised me several times with her intuitiveness to the design programs she was learning to use. Her cheerful spirit and desire give her best to everything she does are refreshing and inspiring."

February 23, 2012

Jenny Burtnett,

Graphic Designer,

(supervisor)

JAARS, Inc.